fortune
/ˈfɔːtʃuːn//ˈfɔɹtʃun/
noun
- 1
Destiny, especially favorable.
“She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money.”
- 2
A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
- 3
A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
- 4
The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
- 5
Good luck.
“Fortune favors the brave.”
- 6
One's wealth; the amount of money one has; especially, if it is vast.
“He's amassed a small fortune working in the Middle East.”
- 7
A large amount of money.
“That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?”
Antonyms
verb
- 1
To happen, take place.
- 2
To provide with a fortune.
- 3
To presage; to tell the fortune of.
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